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Contextualising gender policy in tech entrepreneurship : a cross national and multiple-level analysis
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- Callerstig, Anne-Charlott, 1971- (author)
- Örebro universitet,Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap
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- Lindvert, Marta (author)
- Nord University Business School, Bodø, Norway
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- Ljunggren, Elisabet Carine (author)
- Faculty of Social Sciences, Nord University, Bodø, Norway
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- Breivik-Meyer, Marit (author)
- Nord University Business School, Bodø, Norway
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- Alsos, Gry Agnete (author)
- Nord University Business School, Bodø, Norway
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- Balkmar, Dag, 1974- (author)
- Örebro universitet,Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap
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- 2024
- 2024
- English.
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In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research. - : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 1355-2554 .- 1758-6534.
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- Purpose: In order to address the gender divide in technology entrepreneurship, we explore how different national contexts impact policies and policy implementation. We investigate how transnational concerns (macro level) about women's low participation in (technology) entrepreneurship are translated and implemented amongst actors at the meso level (technology incubators) and understood at the micro level (women tech entrepreneurs).Design/methodology/approach: We adopt gender institutionalism as a theoretical lens to understand what happens in the implementation of gender equality goals in technology entrepreneurship policy. We apply Gains and Lowndes' (2014) conceptual framework to investigate the gendered character and effects of institutional formation. Four countries represent different levels of gender equality: high (Norway and Sweden), medium (Ireland) and low (Israel). An initial policy document analysis provides the macro level understanding (Heilbrunn et al., 2020). At the meso level, managers of technology business incubators (n = 3-5) in each country were interviewed. At the micro level, 10 female technology entrepreneurs in each country were interviewed. We use an inductive research approach, combined with thematic analysis.Findings: Policies differ across the four countries, ranging from women-centred approaches to gender mainstreaming. Macro level policies are interpreted and implemented in different ways amongst actors at the meso level, who tend to act in line with given national policies. Actors at the micro level often understand gender equality in ways that reflect their national policies. However, women in all four countries share similar struggles with work-life balance and gendered expectations in relation to family responsibilities.Originality/value: The contribution of our paper is to (1) entrepreneurship theory by applying gendered institutionalism theory to (tech) entrepreneurship, and (2) our findings clearly show that the gendered context matters for policy implementation.
Subject headings
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Genusstudier (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Other Social Sciences -- Gender Studies (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Gendered institutionalism
- Tech entrepreneurship
- Gender equality policies
- Country-comparison
- Multiple-level analysis
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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